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New York City Council Votes to Ban Solitary Confinement in City Jails

New York Inmates Suing Department of Corrections Over Solar Eclipse Lockdown

On Wednesday, New York City lawmakers passed a bill prohibiting solitary confinement in city jails. The newly approved bill allows brief isolation for high-risk inmates and requires 14 hours of daily out-of-cell time for longer-term confinement and access to programs available to the general population. Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, who introduced the legislation, …

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